cornchip

About

Username
cornchip
Joined
Visits
334
Last Active
Roles
member
Points
1,912
Badges
1
Posts
1,954

Reactions

1.6KLike0Dislike53Informative

  • Intel officials believe that ARM Macs could come as soon as 2020

    cornchipcornchip
    Soli said:
    preclarotipo said:
    I know this will sound crazy but I predict that Apple WILL NOT position the A-series as the low-end product, but instead position the A-series as the "High End" product categories.

    I think it is already happening with the price of iPad Pros. I think they will retain exclusive features compared to Intel Chips, maybe these will be performance (just look at the current iPad A-series, faster than what 92% of portable computers), or battery life, or specialized application support, or maybe it will just be a spec advantage, like more Ram or thinner products. 

    Now this could fail, and I could be 100% wrong about how they position the A-series as premium but I find it very hard to believe they would make a transition unless 1. The A-series is better than Intel. and if that is true then why make it a value low-profit product?? 
    Why are you so adamant about the A-series branding being used in Macs? They don't have the GPU or many other SoC features used in desktop and notebook Macs so why not assume Apple will address this with another ARM-based chip that they designed to meet the needs of their PC line running macOS the same way they designed chips chips for the Apple Watch, AirPods, and controller chips?

    Yep yep yep yep yep.
    williamlondon

  • Laurene Powell Jobs' Emerson Collective contributing to $100M funding round for Boom Super...

    cornchipcornchip
    danielchow said:
    "Our interest in boom is driven by its vision to enable greater human connection and more empathetic natural and cultural experience through ecologically conscientious design," advised Emerson Collective managing partner Andy Karsner in a press release.

    That’s some fluffy PR speak there.




    Yeah, then again 100M for a project like this is a pretty small sum.
    cgWerks

  • Apple begins selling 18W USB-C power adapter separately for iPhones & iPads

    cornchipcornchip
    Came for the whining. Not disappointed.
    mike1thtdewmeSoliMisterKitpscooter63Rayz2016chiabaconstangroundaboutnow

  • Microsoft surpasses Apple, retakes crown of world's most valuable company

    cornchipcornchip
    9secondkox2 said:
    Microsoft is Office. 

    …

    If office tanks, all of Microsoft goes with it. Windows as well.


    And really, all there is to Office is Excel. Nothing about anything else in that suite is worth anything to anyone. Word. SUCKS. PowerPoint. SUCKS. The only reason they get used is because they’re already on the computers they use for Excel. 

    If Apple made Numbers on par with Excel and perhaps (less importantly) improved pages a little, they would absolutely CRUSH office. And Windows. And MSFT. It’s gotta happen at some point right?




    elijahg

  • Use your new iPad Pro and Apple Pencil with these updated apps

    cornchipcornchip
    TonyWard9668 said:
    The new iPad Pro looks impressive. I have been very happy with my original iPad Pro. Whilst I have issues with the keyboard and pencil the large screen continues to impress, My initial thoughts were to upgrade to the new model for the enhanced screen resolution and performance. I had a look at the new MB Air and was equally impressed with the new model. I did some pricing comparisons and concluded it would be cheaper to buy the MB Air than an iPad Pro with keyboard, cover and pencil. Whilst the i5 Intel chip is relative old , the latest incarnation has excellent power consumption from a battery life perspective. 

    The Apple announcement highlighted the power of the iPad Pro showing games and Adobe Photoshop running. So what is the better option? The MB Air is a real laptop whereas the iPad Pro is a laptop replacement. Perhaps the answer lies in the Operating System? Thoughts and comments appreciated.
    Personally I have no need for a laptop. I have an ‘09 Mac Pro at home that I need to do the brain swap on, and at work I’m on a 2015(?) 5k iMac. As much photoshop and sketching as I do I basically can’t live without the iPad Pro + Pencil. Well I did but the iPad 4 and intuos stylus was... well it got me by.

    I have to have a desktop for 3D modeling apps & rendering, but if I didn’t have to have a desktop for those things I’m pretty sure choosing the iPad Pro over a laptop would be pretty easy. I guess if you’re doing a lot of writing, or spreadsheets, or presentations a laptop would be better since doing those things are kinda optimized for that style UI, but I rarely do that stuff, so. iPad is a no-brainer for me.
    watto_cobraTonyWard9668SoundJudgment